CIRCUMSTANTIATES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

circumstantiates

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present tense third-person singular of circumstantiate

as in proves

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The pain of this story lies squarely in the past, and Lee, who wrote the script with Oh Jung-mi, proves more willing than usual to bridge the gap between then and now.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
This woman couldn't point to one place in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence that proves her claim that males have the right to compete in women's sports or use women's restrooms.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of proves

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Brady and Calvino find out Riley was at Ray Biller’s apartment and talk to his friend, who corroborates what Riley was doing there the night he was killed.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas, a project begun in 1924, corroborates this perception.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of corroborates

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Before the Ernst-May-Gesellschaft volunteers begin dismantling a kitchen, a photographer documents the interior with a fisheye lens while the team measures and sketches the room.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Older research also documents the time teachers spend preparing students for state tests.

— Liza Bondurant, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

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This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Article 5 of the NATO charter contains the alliance's mutual-defense guarantee, which establishes that an attack on one is an attack on all.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishes

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Spending time with him on two occasions validates Diplo’s assertion.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
This is even more exciting considering that this research validates teaming the JWST with radio telescopes to detect and track FRBs back to their points of origin.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of validates

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Doe’s case demonstrates just how complex Title IX cases are, even under the more protective policies afforded to accusers by past presidential administrations.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
For now, the work demonstrates a limited but automated connection between detecting an odor and recreating a corresponding scent elsewhere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrates

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Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

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Emmy-winning Tatiana Maslany stars as Sarah Manning, an outsider and street-smart chameleon who witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks just like her.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Now police are asking business owners and anyone who witnesses the behavior to report it directly to police.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

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